Tags archives: calm

Being “stressed” seems to be as trendy as being “on a diet.” Everyone’s doing it, throwing the terms around as if it’s an excuse for a bad mood or short fuse. Problem is: stress has some serious side-effects that can be detrimental to your health and happiness if it isn’t addressed. Of course there are [...]

The guy behind you is riding your bumper like a cowboy rides a bull. You have fifteen frantic emails from your boss buzzing in on your blackberry. The woman in front of you, whose grey hair barely peeks over the steering wheel, has the annoying propensity to unnecessarily brake every few seconds. The idea of [...]

by “Taking It Off” Expert Christine Hassler To ease anxiety is very simple, yet challenging for our overactive, fast-paced minds. It is to BE PRESENT. I guarantee that if you are feeling anxious, your thoughts are drifting to the future. The dictionary defines anxiety as: “A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties; [...]

People say they are major “foodies” but have you ever heard someone say they were a major “smelly”?Well, I know it wounds weird, but our sense of smell is 10,000 times more accurate than our sense of taste.

In this time of fast-paced overachieving and mindless multi-tasking, we tend to try to be everything to everyone, leaving us harried and spread too thin to truly be good to anyone at all, let alone ourselves. Far away countries and pamper-promising spas offer momentary escapes from the frenetic fast lane of life that we have, for some odd reason, voluntarily merged onto. Excusing yourself entirely and escaping to a land far far away from life’s frenzied flow is permissible on occasion, but allowing daily interludes, even for just 5-minutes, can help alleviate unnecessary stress.

So who am I? I’m Laurel House - your QuickieChick, and I’m a real 34-year old chick. Yes, we all know what a “quickie” is, but this is more than that; it’s a lifestyle. Just as “quickies” are fun, exciting, sometimes unconventional, efficient, sexy, in the moment, and always (or almost always) instantly gratifying… so are LifeQuickies.

Connect with me!

From the Lifestyle Expert

LAUREL HOUSE

Buy the book today

She's the kind of gal girls want to swap secrets with and guys want to swap spit with. In short - she's one of the fabulous women people are lucky to cross paths with. Period. She's positive and inspiring and leaves an indelible message that no matter how chaotic life gets, you can always squeeze in some time for yourself.